How difficult & emotional was your journey ? ..

Brandonshields97

How difficult was your journey , how often would you binge .would you feel hopeless and feel like quitting after a binge ? how emotional and difficult was your journey & How long did it take you to reach your goal weight ? this is only For the ppl who reached there goal . I really need the motivation guys ...... Thx

Brandonshields97

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dakotababy

It is not easy, but worth it. It has been over a year and I am only 50% down to my goal weight. I have learnt so much, especially enforcing the idea that this is a life long experience, not a temporary thing.

MB_Positif

I personally do not feel like it was difficult or emotional. I was never restrictive with food or militant about exercise. Keep it simple and it feels easy.

guessrs

It took a lot of patience. To me this is a new lifestyle not just losing weight. Many tough days, some weeks when I just list weight with little effort.

Brandonshields97

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webbo20

Once a fortnight I reckon, I almost quit binge on one OTT takeaway then change my diet to an easier one which won't get me anywhere then wake up the next morning feeling regretful and guilty and start back at it hard for a couple of weeks the stupid thing is I have almost consistently lost weight every week so no idea why I lose motivation !!! I and an idea of timescale I've only been doing this for 5 weeks but have lost 6 kg by cycling some insanity and a reformed diet

Brandonshields97

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randomtai

Not at all difficult once I learned how to do it the right way. Eat less, move more, lose weight. :flowerforyou:

LolasEpicJourney

Long.
Hard.
Worth it.

highervibes

I personally do not feel like it was difficult or emotional. I was never restrictive with food or militant about exercise. Keep it simple and it feels easy.

YES. I'm not at goal but I've been at this the better part of a year and I learned a thing or two. Log honestly no matter how many times you drink 2000 calories ;P And work in the foods you love, BigMacs and steak don't make you fat, TOO MUCH of them (or anything) will.

Know your TDEE and how you can affect it with exercise, once you know that it's almost laughable how easy it is.

DianneP6772

Most of us are replying even though we haven't reached our goal weight. So here i am - another. By my ticker - i am close to goal because i have actually lost 27 lbs - not 25 - so i am about 3 lbs away. But - here i am - where i never thought i would be - so my goal is now lower. Not sure how much lower - but would like to see 10-15 lbs more come off.

Honestly, it has not been all that hard. Almost 5 months. But once i decided and once i found MFP - my motivation button turned on.
I love the accountability factor. And i just never knew that 1200 calories is a deficit and i can exercise to be able to eat more to lose.
It works. I confess, i have been a maniac when it comes to exercise. But i like exercise anyway - so its not a burden - or Oh i HAVE to do this. I am eating healthier and just this week had a physical with all the bloodwork. Everything was inline and my cholesterol is now 137 ! I do have the danger of either turning into oatmeal or a blueberry though!

So really - if you want it, you can do it. Its actually fun seeing that scale go down!
Get going - its definitely doable!

Boogage

It has taken me 10 months to reach my goal weight. I have found this journey a real struggle mentally. I beat myself up when I don't exercise because I'm tired or just can't be bothered and I was/am obsessive about calories and macros. I started at 1200 and found I got sick so I struggled to eat a couple of hundred more a day then I got more obsessive about exercise and started to net too low as I was less hungry after increasing the exercise and now I'm trying to increase the cals again which I'm finding a chore but I'm feeling better and am still losing weight. I get very frustrated with myself about the numbers including the scale and drive myself crazy wondering if I'm doing the right thing or knowing that I should be doing something different. I often have to take a step back and realise that its my head that made this journey so difficult and if I just relax the result will be just the same, if not better. Sometimes I have to do this daily.

I've fallen almost completely off the wagon every couple of months but I always keep my goals in mind to help limit the damage. If I keep my goal in sight then I don't go too overboard for too long and get back on as soon as my determination kicks in.

I'm not at the end of my journey yet as I think I probably lost weight too fast in the months when I netted low and didn't give my skin time to catch up. This new phase is about discovering my maintenance calories and then eating a small surplus and strength training to tighten me up. Its scary but I know I will be happier with my body this time next year.

Mr_Bad_Example

I ate less. I did more. Nothing I couldn't handle and nothing that I felt the need to get emotional about.

contingencyplan

It depends on how easy it is for you to accept these two simple facts:

1. It is going to take time. If you're looking for drastic results in a short period of time then you're going to get frustrated easily and the whole process will be hell for you.

2. Nothing you do in the space of a single meal will matter one single bit in the grand scheme of things. This is important to remember when you have days where you feel like you need to eat way more calories than what you're allotted. Don't punish yourself for going over your calories and don't allow it to become a reason to feel bad about yourself.

Keep these two things in your mind and the process will be easy and stress-free (albeit fairly long). I knew these two things going into it so my 135 lb weight loss came without any stress or emotional trauma or hardship. In fact I would even call it one of the easiest things I've ever done.